of all things, why was david mccullough suffering from insomnia? i thought he was joking when h told me this. at first i said, no, no, no. he said i ith politicians all of the time, which he he did. and he said, i speak all time colleges, universities, schools. and he said, it concerns me very, very deeply that it's not just the rising generation of young americans who don't know our history, don't know our constitution who don't know our culture. they don't know our american story. and as i was researching my book, i found out a very important i think, comment from doctor who said, i'm quoting it. he said, every day, as mccullough reads the papers, he said, it seems as if leaders are taking positions based politics and have forgotten about history, he said they, are unaware of the past and in how they will be remembered in the future that seems timely, topical and relevant, doesn't it. lincoln said that it's not enough to assert he was a euclidean, and he said over and again you have to demonstrate. but i think it's what made him a great litigator

i took people like david mccullough, great american historians and i took the interviews and i edited them a little bit and it gave my view of the interview and i put them together and put an interview of american history as seen by the great authors in american history. >> let us take a couple of calls, let us start with a in new haven, connecticut. you are on book tv with david rubenstein. caller: good afternoon and thank you so much for this. thank you for rk russell, what a great forum! we have several upcoming writers on amazon, will you have a festival for these authors who are coming over their ideas and instructional booklets, would you do the same type of form for up-and-coming writers? >> i will answer it and have a follow-up. your concept, it is fantastic, and unwieldy. it does not mean we cannot do something, i agree with you, i want to take a step further, the way that we publish books, the way that we educate today is in transition, is traditional college, digital publishing, can we do things in different ways. roswell: the publishing world has changed. -- david: the pub

an editor at amerin heritage for short period of time andof was a colleague of te wonderful david mccullough. we worked together on a book on world war ii. those are some things about me. >> are you associated with iowa state university? >> my husband is retired however he still associated with the university because he has been involved with the foundation that maintains the beautiful land they have there but he had a 30-year career at iowa state and we are both now retired. and giving our paper. thank you maam. jeff guinn any comments for nancy and ames? >> i think it's wonderful to get people to only care about history to bat to be an active part of it. good for her and thank you for sharing your story about lady bird johnson. lady bird had been in charge in waco we would have never had the tragedy. >> you and i were talking about the george w. bush library and theg lbj library in austin hada time in the sold -- told the sad story of the nancy's and other market to her. people asked when did you get interested in history and one important moments when i was a sophomore at the university o

editor and american heritage for a short period of time and i was a colleague of the wonderful david mccullough and we worked together in the book on world war ii. so this is some things - >> are you associated today with iowa state university. >> my husband it is retired and however, he has been associated with the university because he has been involved with the foundation maintains the beautiful carol and they have there but he had a 30 year career at iowa state we are both now retired. and getting her papers. >> thank you and jeff guinn any comments for nancy names. >> i thank you so wonderful of people not only care about history, but it in an part of it and good for her and think you for sharing the story about the bird johnson i think if lady bird hundred in charge of either the government agencies at waco, we never would've had the tragedies she would've been more thoughtful and willing to take her time. >> i know you live inn fort worh and we were talking about the george w. bush library and the lbj library in austin ahead of time, and he told a very story about nancy and others and wh

i took people like david mccullough, great american historians and i took the interviews and i editedttle bit and it gave my view of the interview and i put them together and put an interview of american history as seen by the great authors in american history. >> let us take a couple of calls, let us start with a in new haven, connecticut. you are on book tv with david rubenstein. caller: good afternoon and thank you so much for this. thank you for rk russell, what a great forum! we have several upcoming writers on amazon, will you have a festival for these authors who are coming over their ideas and instructional booklets, would you do the same type of form for up-and-coming writers? >> i will answer it and have a follow-up. your concept, it is fantastic, and unwieldy. it does not mean we cannot do something, i agree with you, i want to take a step further, the way that we publish books, the way that we educate today is in transition, is traditional college, digital publishing, can we do things in different ways. roswell: the publishing world has changed. -- david: the publishing wo